9x16 borbets,what size tyres u recommend?

[Furkz 0]

205/40 or 215/35 will be the right tyre but unless you are keeping standard height 215/40 will rub unfortunately.

[g60greeny 0]

will go for the 205's then,cheers

[gradeAfailure 0]

Furks, Laura had 215/40 without rubbing, and hers definitely was not standard height! not as low as yours, admittedly... ;) :lol:

[Furkz 0]

obviously not low enough to rub?

 

what brand tyres was she running?

[gradeAfailure 0]

Toyo T1S - they do seem to be a little narrower than other makes of the same width though i think...

[BigTartanJudge 0]

It's Falken BTW and they are OK but not great, just a budget tyre, not remould tho.

[Polo Classic 0]

It not safe to go slimmer than 215/40 according to Tüv. If you feel you have more expertise and knowledge, be my guest :doc:

[iow_corrado_g60 0]

my 215/40's rubs

[g60greeny 0]

right................so i'll be ok we the 205/40/16's?

thinkin of payin the extra for goodyears aswell

[M15 VW 0]

right................so i'll be ok we the 205/40/16's?

thinkin of payin the extra for goodyears aswell

 

yep you will be fine with them and they iwll look fab.

 

Its up to you on the tyres, the zz3s are fab.

[g60greeny 0]

rang a few places earlier,they only seem to do budget tyres in the 205/40/16?

shall i just bite the bullet an get budgets?

[iow_corrado_g60 0]

greeny buy them from mytyres and just get someon to fit them

[g60greeny 0]

just looked on there aswell,nothin on there either really?

 

how much diff would 205/45/ look,they had plenty of choice in that size?

[iow_corrado_g60 0]

greeny chap i just looked mate and there is 205/40/16's on there for £45 they are kumho ecsta's there not that bad!

[g60greeny 0]

fook knows then,will investigate 2morro

[gradeAfailure 0]

215/40-16 - overall diameter=578mm

205/40-16 - overall diameter=570mm

 

So the difference in radius is half that, 4mm.

If you really need the extra 4mm clearance then get the 205s, if not, get the 215s (which seem to be much more common, and cheaper too).

 

All depends on how low you want to go I guess...

[gradeAfailure 0]

Oh, and 205/45-16 come out as 591mm overall diameter, so they're bigger than the 215/40s

 

There's always 195/40s but I reckon that's just a silly stretch on a 9" rim, imo...

[W3RKD 0]

215/35 will also go on a 9" quite well

[Furkz 0]

its funny how many times you can go round in the same circle taking abt tyres. how convienient lol.

[gradeAfailure 0]

:lol:

[g60greeny 0]

ended up gettin the kumhos as they were the only ones the garage could get in 205/40/16,quite pleased we them anyway,not too stretched

[M15 VW 0]

looking good :)